Trimming for the edges of fabrics



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R. W. SCOTT.

v TRIMMING FOR THE EDGES 0P FABRICS.

No. 412,546. Patented Oct. 8, 1889.

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ROBERT SCOTT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRIMMING FOR THE EDGES OF FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,546, dated October 8, 1889.

Application filed June 14, 1888. $eria1 No. 277,089. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, ROBERT W. SQOTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Trimming for the Edges of Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a cheap substitute for the expensive handcrocheted ornamental borders or edgings, such as are now applied to knitted and other fabrics.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagram on an enlarged scale, illustrating my invention; and Fig. 2, a sectional diagram on a still larger scale.

It is now a common practice to finish the edges of knitted fabrics, andespecially such as are used in making articles of underwear, by forming an ornamental crocheted border upon such edges by hand, and it has re-- cently been proposed to form ornamental borders by means of a crochet-machine; but the objection to the first plan is its expense, and to the second the limited range of patterns which can be produced and. the slow working of the machine as compared with the speed of the machine when used for plain work.

In order to overcome these objections, I knit or otherwise form strips ac, each comprising an outer scalloped or other ornamental border oredging, an inner straight bar, and spaced cross bars or pillars connecting said inner bar and the outer scalloped portion, as shown in the drawings, and then secure these strips to the edge of the fabric '31, forming the garment by means of a series of'crochet or overedge stitches w, which will permit the bordering strips to lie along and project outwardly from the edge of the fab ric, to which said crochet or overedge stitches are applied. 7

In a separate application filed by me and bearing even date herewith I have described the method ofcarrying out my invention, the bordering strip being laid upon the face of and fed into the machine with the fabric to which it is to be applied, and as thefabric with its bordering strip passes through the machine, the usual overedge or crochet binding being produced upon the fabric, the binding having a chain along the edge of the fabric, and loops or stitches extending inward from this chain to a point some dis= tance from the edge of the fabric and overlapping and confining the inner bar or base portion of the bordering strip, as shown in the drawings, the bordering. strip having between the cross bars or'pillars openings through which these inwardly-projecting loops or stitches pass, and through which a ribbon can be subsequently threaded. As the crochet or overedge binding is formed by drawing stitches first from one side of the fabric y and then from the other side of the same, there is nothing whatever to prevent the bordering strip from being drawn completely out to the edge of the fabric, so that the base of the strip lies along said edge and is confined between the same, and the row of stitches forming the outer boundary of said crochet or overedge binding, as shown in the enlarged diagram, Fig. 2. The bordering strip has therefore the same appearance as though crocheted directly upon the fabric; but owing to the fact that it is made independently and upon a special machine'it can be produced very rapidly and at slight expense, and, as it is secured to the fabric by means of a plain crochet or overedge binding upon the latter, the operation can be performed much more expeditiously than when the ornamental. border itself is formed by the crochet-machine. Moreover, great variety in the pattern of the outer or ornamental portion of the border is possible, whereas any attempt to produce a variety of patterns by the crochet-machine itself is out of the question, as each pattern requires a special operation of the machine and special mechanism for effecting such operation.

I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent The within-described border or trimming for the edges of fabrics, the same consisting of a strip comprising a straight inner bar lying close to but beyond the edge of the fabric, an outer scalloped or ornamental edg- In testimony whereof I have signed my ing, and spaced cross bars or pillars connectname to this specification in the presence of ing said inner bar to the outer portion of the two subscribing Witnesses.

strip, with overedge or crochet stitches, ROBERT W. SCOTT. 5 whereby the inner bar of the strip is con- Witnesses:

fined to the edge of the fabric, substantially EDWARD M. RILEY,

as specified. HARRY SMITH. 

